Around The Web With Amby

Great stuff to ponder on your next run. A wrap up of this week’s articles on exercise science as tweeted by Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large of Runner’s World Magazine.
You can follow Amby’s tweets at http://twitter.com/exerscience and his Runner’s World blogs at http://peakperformance.runnersworld.com and http://footloose.runnersworld.com.

Low calorie diet with beans has some distinctive advantages over low cal without beans. http://bit.ly/cJZSrn

Topical ibuprofen not effective for reduction of muscle soreness. http://bit.ly/cLsKqm

Michael Pollan in NY Review Books: Food politics no longer invisible. http://bit.ly/d8tVnP

Is barefoot running causing injuries? Matt Fitzgerald, yes. http://bit.ly/d5j81e . RunBlogger, not so fast there. http://bit.ly/aBoeaE

Milk produces better results than carb drink post-exercise in strength-training women. http://bit.ly/dCDQhI

NYTimes “Well” blog reports mixed, inconclusive evidence that exercise enhances sleep. http://nyti.ms/djD80E

Great British Medical Journal debate: What’s more important–Decreasing obesity, or increasing exercise? http://bit.ly/97ntLw

High eating frequency/day associated with good body fat and exercise outcomes, more for men than women. http://bit.ly/cVTjW8

Amazing but true: Taking trans-fats out of fast foods and other foods actually produced healthier, lower-fat foods. http://yhoo.it/9nUACL

Nice review of new research on core training, Swiss balls, what works best for which muscle groups. http://bit.ly/cMiZMl

My “Peak Performance” blog reports on health benefits of small-team soccer, from Scandinavian J. Med Sci Sports. http://bit.ly/daxJbT

“USA Today” reports on big French study that says other factors–not just wine–might cause well-known health benefits. http://bit.ly/btRaPR

“New Scientist” thinks something’s fishy about all those fish-oil claims. http://bit.ly/cldpQV

Strong pre-cooling has more positive effect on endurance exercise in heat than mild pre-cooling. http://bit.ly/diOITf

Diabetes 7x to 3x more likely in obese individuals and overweight. A meta-analysis. http://bit.ly/cSBwpK

Exercise reduces speech-giving jitters and lowers blood pressure. http://bit.ly/b3TNqa

Free bench press beats Smith machine for upper-body muscle activation and likely strength gain. http://bit.ly/b9SYC5

Injury and over-training very high in sample of college athletes. http://bit.ly/b6bEAm

Supplementation with cystine and theanine might help with low immunity from high-intensity strength training. http://bit.ly/d89p6l

ARC trainer might beat elliptical as training alternative if you have lower-leg joint problems. http://bit.ly/cbFOj3

Oops, massage keeps lactate trapped in muscles, doesn’t improve removal by enhanced blood flow as many imagine. http://bit.ly/bncSEr

In 9-10 yr old girls, high blood pressure 6x more among obese. Docs need to provide “diet and physical activity” advice. http://bit.ly/8XtcVE